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I'm just wondering how good preparation does a BS in engineering (electrical/mechanical/computer/industrial/aerospace/materials/etc.) provide to pursue a PhD in econ? I've seen a ton of physics people pursue an econ phd and a few from engineering as well. So just wanted to get a general perspective.

The VITEEE (VIT Engineering Entrance Examination) for admission to Engineering programmes in the VIT group of Institutions (VIT Vellore, VIT Chennai; VIT Bhopal and VIT AP) is scheduled to be held from Wednesday, the 29th July to Sunday 2nd August 2020. The examination will be held in 119 cities across India. During the examination, all central and state government regulations and guidelines on social distancing and hygiene will be strictly followed.

Hello, everyone, I need some help in assessing my standing and prospects for a Ph.D. in Marketing (or potentially in Management). I will be applying to the Fall 2021 (Autumn 2021) terms. Here is my profile: GRE test date: 10/8/2016 GRE quantitative score: 165 (89-90th percentile) GRE verbal reasoning score: 163 (92-93rd percentile) Graduate Degree: Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering Degree GPA: 3.83 (will have a full-time course load with straight A grades, in the most recent 5 semesters) GPA for all courses taken: 3.63 (Was originally planning to continue for a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering, but well......anyway, hence the additional courses) Degree Institution: Texas A&M University, Arguably the best petroleum engineering program in the world Additional Certification: International Petroleum Management Certificate, 4.0 (6 graduate business courses from Mays Business School) Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Astrophysics/Astronomy Degree GPA 3.62, Magna Cum Laude Degree Institution A large state university, well known in the field but nothing special about the program TOEFL Test Date 11/04/2016 (Expired, not needed because I got my undergraduate and graduate degrees from the U.S, but still might be relevant to post here) TOEFL test score 118/120 (S: 28, L: 30, W: 30, R: 30) (99th percentile) Publications & Presentations: Current: Three publications with refereed/peer-reviewed conferences. These conferences are well known in the Petroleum Engineering and Mechanical Engineering fields. (ASME- American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SPE - Society of Petroleum Engineers). Received 5 citations and 150 downloads on one of the papers published in 2019. The other two are fairly new and published in 2020. Future, at the time of application: Possibly a total of 4-5 conference publications with renowned engineering organizations, 1-2 refereed journal publications with the Society of Petroleum Engineers). Invited research talks at Texas A&M, and two other little known international institutions. Academic Research: Have been working as a research assistant since Spring 2018 in the Petroleum Engineering department. Research funded by the National Academy of Sciences, assisted significantly in securing funding from multiple sources. Academic Teaching Experience: Teaching Assistant for two graduate level Petroleum Engineering courses (Spring 2019, 2020). Teaching Assistant for two undergraduate upper-division courses, (Fall 2018, Fall 2019). Alternate Instructor for one upper division, undergraduate petroleum engineering course, (Fall 2017) Notable Projects: Pitched (along with a group of 9) a student project idea to NASA and secured a spot and funding for their HASP program. Successfully completed the proposed project by going through their notoriously rigorous review process. The project was launched in December 2017. (Tools used: Python, Raspberry Pi 3) Successfully rebuilt, and re instrumented a 140 ft. tall flow loop at Texas A&M University. Ran experiments to collect data from this flow loop and currently trying to publish results. (Tools used: Lab View, VBA) Built a miniature mars rover and won a competition where it had to follow efficiently, and take pictures of an unknown object. (Tools used: Python, Calico, IR sensing and imaging tools) Leadership: External outreach committee chair, AADE Texas A&M Chapter, (2019-present) External outreach committee member, AADE Texas A&M Chapter, (2018-2019) co-founder and current board member of a non-profit organization that helps visually challenged children Professional Experience: Credit Risk Analyst Intern (May 2018 to July 2018) Transaction Advisory Services Summer Intern (May 2016 to July 2016) Project Evaluation Summer Intern (May 2015 to August 2015) University Shortlist: Definitely Ambitious- MIT, Stanford, Chicago Booth, Wharton, Harvard (maybe a 1-2% chance I will get a call back?) Maybe Ambitious: Kellogg-Northwestern, Cornell, Marylan-College Park, Yale, Duke Good Chance: USC Marshall (Data Science), Georgia Tech, U Michigan, U Minnesota Very Good Chance: UC Irvine, Texas A&M, UT Austin, UT, Dallas, UNC Chapel Hill, U Iowa (Data science or analytics, I forgort) WHY AM I INTERESTED IN PH.D. IN BA, MARKETING, MANAGEMNT, DATA SCIENCE? Will not be writing the whole essay here, but just a few bullet points: 1: Had exposure to Data analysis and visualization through my research as a petroleum engineer, absolutely loved doing it. Want to keep doing it but the current situation with COVID and the oil markets makes that nearly impossible. I am particularly good at, and really enjoy analyzing data to recognize patterns, visualizing complex concepts, analytical modeling of complicated situations. I can support all these statements in the actual essays by relating them to my research work. 2: Experienced teaching to undergraduates and graduates as an alternate instructor and TA (had to teach classes when the professor left for conferences). Received an average rating of 4.8/5 from students, loved the experience, interacting with students. Also watched my advisor very closely for 3 years and I feel that a career in academia is a perfect fit for me. Already have a funded Ph.D. offer to continue in the department as a petroleum engineer, and was already leaning towards becoming a faculty member in a petroleum engineering program. Again, I am not sure if that will be a wise decision given the circumstances and the uncertain future. 3: Experienced the business school environment while working on my International Petroleum Management Certificate from Mays business school. I realized that I thrive in those settings where you have more freedom to express yourself. Also the exposure to the concepts of marketing, corporate accounting, management peaked my interest. The IPM certificate, which started as a resume enhancing exercise, turned into a passion project. Please keep in mind that I started seriously considering a Ph.D. in BA/Marketing/Data analytics/Management about 3 days ago. So, forgive the rough ideas, obvious goals, and possibly "DUH!" statements. My ideas will evolve as I research more into the specific colleges, degrees, topics etc. After all if nothing else, I have time. CAREER GOALS Short-term (1-5 years after graduation: Stating the obvious here, joining a reputable school as a faculty. Medium-term (5-10 years after graduation): Taking up the position as a director of a business school back in my home country. Long-term, potential passion projects (20-50 years? maybe never!): Starting and building my own marketing/management consulting company. Founding an independent business school and developing it into a world class institution. Founding an international group of schools for K-12 children. Any and all comments are welcome! Need help adding/eliminating universities, formulating my ideas properly for the essays, managing expectations, support, encouragement, reality-check?

Hi friends, I've been accepted to a great engineering PhD program (that does social science research) with faculty I'm very excited about. I've spoken some with them about the job market I could go into, and they're excited about me doing management-style work and publishing in management journals. However, I'm worried that I will be handicapped in the job market for Management programs by virtue of just not graduating from a business school. What do you think?

I’m entering my 4th year of a 5-year accelerated master’s program. I’ll earn a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Spring. Also, I will be concurrently enrolled in 6 hours of MBA classes for both semesters. Then, after my 5th year I’ll earn my MBA. I am at the University of Oklahoma (mid-tier big state school). Undergrad GPA: 3.4-5 -Engineering- Oklahoma Graduate GPA: 3.8-4.0 -MBA-Oklahoma (As of right now, counting my dual credit courses, I have a 4.0 and I am willing to do what it takes to be at the top of my class and expect to see myself in the range of 3.8-4.0) GMAT: 600 (spent a few weeks cramming for my MBA program but feel I could improve to 650. 700 may be somewhat lofty as I am not the most proficient standardized test taker) Research Experience: None (but with two years left maybe I would have opportunities) Teaching Experience: None Work Experience: Engineering Internship with a Fortune 500 (Telecommunications) and can puff it up tosound like business experience Concentration Applying to: Strategy or Management (subject and willing to change to something like Supply Chain) Number of programs planned to apply to: 15-20 Dream Schools: Boston University, Yale, University of Georgia, Rice University, University of Arkansas, Southern Methodist, Texas A&M Other Questions: What made you want to pursue a PhD? I have never been enamored by my undergraduate degree. For the most part I entered because of the practicality and prospects. I do appreciate Industrial Engineering and could see myself making a career out of it; however, the lackluster reviews my older peers have given me are making me have second thoughts. Recently, I have become enchanted by the world of management consulting and have been introduced to the world of business strategy and theory. Considering my background and profile, I most likely would not be qualified for the top firms and from my understanding there is a considerable drop off between tier 1 and 2. Moreover, the lifestyle and work balance leads me into much trepidation. At this point it probably sounds like the PhD professor route is a plan B. And, Ill admit, it was at first. Yet, the more I look into the career, the more enthusiastic I become. Irrespective of my major choice, I do enjoy writing, especially on topics I am interested in. So, at this point I don’t know if I am ready to commit completely to a life of research, but I can very easily see myself immersing my life into a deep subject. Personally, I don’t find myself all that smart per se, but highly intellectually motivated. I love to learn. It fuels me and I am motivated by knowledge. I would grant many of my peers in engineering are “book” smarter than me, but I keep up because of my intellectual drive. I certainly am confident in my abilities and feel more than competent but have strengths different than peers. I want to know things. And, in my estimation, this would give me a solid foundation for being a professor. Questions or concerns you have about your profile? I haven’t seen too many undergrad engineering profiles on here or other places like LinkedIn, so I was wondering if anyone has? Or any thoughts related to this (maybe like a field of study you could introduce me to). Considering nothing in my profile is outstanding. Low undergrad GPA, (estimated) GMAT ceiling is 650, mid-tier school, are my dream school aspirations too high? Would you recommend in the summers I pursue an internship within the field of consulting? Say, Deloitte S&O. I have a few friends within this role and definitely would be experience within the field. Furthermore, would it be better if I ended up working for a tier 2 consulting firm after graduating from my MBA and then applying for my PhD?

I’m entering my 4th year of a 5-year accelerated master’s program. I’ll earn a BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Spring. Also, I will be concurrently enrolled in 6 hours of MBA classes for both semesters. Then, after my 5th year I’ll earn my MBA. I am at the University of Oklahoma (mid-tier big state school). Undergrad GPA: 3.4-5 -Engineering- Oklahoma Graduate GPA: 3.8-4.0 -MBA-Oklahoma (As of right now, counting my dual credit courses, I have a 4.0 and I am willing to do what it takes to be at the top of my class and expect to see myself in the range of 3.8-4.0) GMAT: 600 (spent a few weeks cramming for my MBA program but feel I could improve to 650. 700 may be somewhat lofty as I am not the most proficient standardized test taker) Research Experience: None (but with two years left maybe I would have opportunities) Teaching Experience: None Work Experience: Engineering Internship with a Fortune 500 (Telecommunications) and can puff it up to sound like business experience Concentration Applying to: Strategy or Management (subject and willing to change to something like Supply Chain) Number of programs planned to apply to: 15-20 Dream Schools: Boston University, Yale, University of Georgia, Rice University, University of Arkansas, Southern Methodist, Texas A&M Other Questions: What made you want to pursue a PhD? I have never been enamored by my undergraduate degree. For the most part I entered because of the practicality and prospects. I do appreciate Industrial Engineering and could see myself making a career out of it; however, the lackluster reviews my older peers have given me are making me have second thoughts. Recently, I have become enchanted by the world of management consulting and have been introduced to the world of business strategy and theory. Considering my background and profile, I most likely would not be qualified for the top firms and from my understanding there is a considerable drop off between tier 1 and 2. Moreover, the lifestyle and work balance leads me into much trepidation. At this point it probably sounds like the PhD professor route is a plan B. And, Ill admit, it was at first. Yet, the more I look into the career, the more enthusiastic I become. Irrespective of my major choice, I do enjoy writing, especially on topics I am interested in. So, at this point I don’t know if I am ready to commit completely to a life of research, but I can very easily see myself immersing my life into a deep subject. Personally, I don’t find myself all that smart per se, but highly intellectually motivated. I love to learn. It fuels me and I am motivated by knowledge. I would grant many of my peers in engineering are “book” smarter than me, but I keep up because of my intellectual drive. I certainly am confident in my abilities and feel more than competent but have strengths different than peers. I want to know things. And, in my estimation, this would give me a solid foundation for being a professor. Questions or concerns you have about your profile? I haven’t seen too many undergrad engineering profiles on here or other places like LinkedIn, so I was wondering if anyone has? Or any thoughts related to this (maybe like a field of study you could introduce me to). Considering nothing in my profile is outstanding. Low undergrad GPA, (estimated) GMAT ceiling is 650, mid-tier school, are my dream school aspirations too high? Would you recommend in the summers I pursue an internship within the field of consulting? Say, Deloitte S&O. I have a few friends within this role and definitely would be experience within the field. Furthermore, would it be better if I ended up working for a tier 2 consulting firm after graduating from my MBA and then applying for my PhD?

Hi guys, I'm aiming towards applying to Ph.D. program in economics in the U.S. (think top 20). Type of Undergrad: BS in Economics (Best Economics department in Bangladesh) Undergrad GPA: 3.85+ / 4.0 Math Courses: Mathematical Statistics (A) Mathematical Programming (A) Mathematical Economics (A) Engineering Mathematics (A) Engineering Statistics (A) Applied Mathematics for Economists I (A) Applied Mathematics for Economists II (A) Linear Algebra (A-) Calculus III (A) Calculus II (B+) Calculus I (A) Econ courses: Microeconomics I (B+), Microeconomics II (A), Macroeconomics I (A-), Macroeconomics II (A), Econometrics (A-), Labor Economics (B+), Urban Economics (A-), Industrial Organization (A), Environmental Economics (A), Game Theory (A) GRE: V 165+ / Q 170 / W 5 IELTS: 8.5 (minimum band score) Research Experience: Final year research in electricity market, published in top 20 IDEAS RePEc Teaching Experience: A levels Mathematics SOP: Confident Letters of Recommendation: Confident; my final year thesis supervisor, one pretty recognized professor I did most my higher level courses with, a math professor pretty well known to the engineering community Research Interests: Microeconomic Theory, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics I especially want the following programs/schools: UChicago, Duke, Yale, UPenn, NYU, Austin, Cornell, Brown Duke's MS in Economics and Computation (2018-19) NYU's MS in Computational Science (2018-19) Austin's MA in Economics (2018-19)

Test Scores: 313 GRE (164 Q, 149V, 4 AW) GPA 1. Bachelors - Engineering - 9.39/10 ( Engineering) 2. Engineering Management - 3.8 /4 (Pursuing now) - Research Experience: 0 Work Experience: 5 Years (Automobile industry in India ) Concentration Applying to : Organization Behavior Number of Programs Planned to Apply to5 Dream Schools- What made you want to pursue a PhD? Love for teaching and the desire to explore Management - micro organizational behavior Questions or concerns you have about your profile? My doubt is regarding my 1. GRE Score - Is it good enough? I mean, I have a good Quants score and poor verbal score - What are my chances to pass the min cut off of institutes for consideration ( Given that I cannot retake my GRE/gie a gMAT now) 2. Letter of recommendation - All my recos are from my engineering prof - will this help? 3. Will my background in Engineering be a deterrent in my application

Hi Everyone, I'm looking for a bit of advice: My Profile: Type of Undergrad: B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from a top Canadian school Undergrad GPA: 3.77/4.00 Type of Grad: n/a Grad GPA: n/a GRE: Writing the GRE in December. I wrote the GMAT 4 years ago and scored 770 (49Q/47V), so I’m feeling pretty confident that I’ll do well Math Courses: Engineering versions of: Calculus I (A-), Calculus II (A), Applied Linear Algebra (A+), Engineering Math I (A-), Probability Theory for Civil Engineering (A+), Engineering Mathematics II (A) Econ Courses: Engineering Economics and Decision Making (A) - essentially, I have no proper economics background at university Other Courses: Mostly engineering related Work Experience: I have been out of school for seven years. I spent the first three years of my career in project management consulting in the construction industry before pivoting to finance. I have four years of experience spread across two investment analyst/associate roles in the infrastructure space Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: None (I did some tutoring for a company back during high school/undergrad, but I don’t think that’s what they’re looking for) Letters of Recommendation: It won’t be easy for me to get academic letters, since I’ve been out of school for so long. I can likely get at least two strong letters from former employers (one in finance and one in consulting). I might be able to get a letter from an engineering professor who taught me and that I am connected to through a friend, but even if I can get a letter from him, I don’t know how strong it would be. Research Interests: Behavioural economics (vague, I know) I’m in a good-paying finance job right now, but I don't want to continue working on transactions for the rest of my career. I’m fascinated by what drives people to make the decisions that they do - especially when they are decisions that are against their best interests. The idea of doing some original research in this area sounds appealing to me, but given my lack of research experience, I can’t be certain that a PhD is right for me. Would a masters in economics (or a related field) be a good way to dip my toes into the world of academia? If so, could anyone recommend some programs that would be a good fit for my interests and lack of an economics and research background? Would I be a good candidate to enter a masters program for the 2019 school year, or should i spend some time taking economics courses at the university level to strengthen my profile first? I’ve done some internet research and based on their websites’ descriptions, I’ve found the following programs that seem like they are more open to candidates with a lack of engineering experience: [TABLE] [TR] [TD]University of Zurich[/TD] [TD]MA Business and Economics (Minor in Behavioral Economics)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]London School of Economics[/TD] [TD]MSc Economics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Duke University[/TD] [TD]MA Economics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Oxford[/TD] [TD]MPhil Economics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]University of Cambridge[/TD] [TD]Advanced Diploma in Economics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Erasmus University Rotterdam[/TD] [TD]MSc Economics and Business - Behavioral Economics Program[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Queen Mary University of London[/TD] [TD]MSc Economics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Monash University[/TD] [TD]MS Applied Economics and Econometrics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]UCLA[/TD] [TD]Master of Applied Economics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Based on the reading I’ve done on this site, I think I should add the following schools to my list: Pompeu Fabra University, Tilburg University, Bocconi University, Tufts University. If my ultimate goal is to continue on to a PhD, am I looking in the right places? I’d really appreciate any advice that anyone out there could send my way! I don’t want to spend a lot of time and money wandering down the wrong path.

Hi Everyone, I have a quick question regarding Academic CV for applicants coming from engineering backgrounds. Should I include my engineering research experience and if yes, how much should I go in depth about the research work? In addition, I have completed military training during my undergraduate. What would be an appropriate section to mention this? Thanks in advance

Bachelor's Degree: Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering Pune (rank: 20-25 in India) GPA : 3.4/4 or 8.4/10 Research experience : Recipient of prestigious Research Fellowship by Indian Academy of Sciences (Research Fellow at IIT B for 3 months) in my third year of undergrad. IIT B ranks 1 in India for their undergrad program in Engineering. Work experience (since July 2017) : Larsen & Toubro Project Management Team. I am currently working here. Other activities: I am teaching Economics to 11th and 12th standard kids at an NGO in IIT B. Research intern in Economics at GIPE (ranked 5th/6th in India for MA Economics). I am currently working here. BA in Dance (Kathak- Indian Classical Dance) from a university in India (not well-known). Completed alongside my engineering. I want to get into top schools for Masters in Economics. How should I go about it ? Should I do a 1 year diploma in Economics / MA in Economics in India and then apply for a second Masters in Europe/US ? I am open to all suggestions. Also thank you for your time and valuable guidance in advance.

Hi all, I have offers from Oxford and Duke for undergrad in Engineering. I am aiming at Biomedical Engineering. The puzzle is Oxford or Duke? UK vs US. More research options at Duke compared to OX. Bigger brand of OX? Better work experience opportunities in the US as compared to UK. Also, undergrad at OX and PG in US option is also open. I am from India. I welcome all kinds of inputs, suggestions, arguments, please. Thanks a million. I have 10 days to conclude!

Hi I have done my bachelors in engineering, and am presently working in analytics domain. I really want to pursue masters in development economics. Could someone please guide me as to which universities offer masters in development economics or development studies, for someone from a non-economics background. Any help on this matter will be highly appreciated. :cyclops:

Hi, I have got 1230 score in GRE(800 -Quant, 430 -Verbal). I want to do MS/Phd in CS/electrical (preferably from Stanford). Can I get scholarships with this score & if no,which universities can I choose? I have done B tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering(with CGPA aroung 5(out of 5)) & have more than 3 years of rich work experience in network security(Huawei Technologies) & storage networking(Netapp). I am ready to opt for PhD(top 10 Universities) if scholarship is granted. I want to pursue higher education in computer networking. Please help me decide on the same. Thanks & Regards, Fahad

Hi everyone, I am a Computer Engineering major. GPA: 3.8 GRE: 1370 (790Q, 580V, AWA awaiting) Good internship and research..... Where do you guys think that I would have a chance getting in for MS? Also.... do you think that I should re-take the GRE? on my powerprep a week before I got a 1490..... So needless to say I was very disappointed with my results..... could be nerves. I would like to go to places in the range of GA Tech, VA Tech, Michigan, etc... Thanks!!!